Infectious diseases
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China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Nearly 3,400 cases were reported on Sunday, forcing shutdowns for millions of people and closure of schools in…
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Hong Kong domestic workers left homeless after being fired for contracting Covid-19
Dozens of live-in workers have been forced to sleep rough in the Hong Kong winter after bosses refuse to allow…
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‘People are dying on the floor’: healthcare workers tell of Covid devastation in Solomon Islands
The Pacific country was coronavirus-free until last month but an outbreak of thousands of cases is overwhelmin…
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Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened
This blog is now closedSweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King F…
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As Hong Kong tightens Covid restrictions again, residents complain of being held ‘hostage’
Large parts of the world are opening up, but Hong Kong is still pursuing ‘dynamic zero’ despite rising cases a…
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Hamsters can transmit Covid to humans, data suggests
Research confirms a pet shop was the likely source of the recent Delta variant outbreak in Hong KongCoronaviru…
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India’s coronavirus death toll passes 500,000
Experts say underreporting of cases across country means toll likely to be far higher than official countCoron…
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New Zealand border will open in stages from end of February, Jacinda Ardern announces
Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from Australia will be the first people able to …
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Indian health workers allege widespread vaccine certificate fraud
Claims that people are being registered as double vaccinated without receiving both dosesHealth workers on the…
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Beijing seals off several communities over two cases of Covid-19
As the Winter Olympics nears, the Chinese capital has locked down some neighbourhoods and is setting up 19 tes…
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Indonesia records highest daily Covid cases in three months
The world’s fourth most populous country is braced for a new, Omicron-fuelled wave of infectionsCoronavirus – …
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Covid global report: Omicron alert in southern Chinese city bordering Macau
Buses suspended in Zhuhai as mass tests return positivesIn US, CDC urges use of the ‘most protective’ masksSee…
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Omicron fuels India third wave as Mumbai prepares for ‘tsunami’ of Covid cases
There are hopes this outbreak will not be as deadly as the devastating wave in April 2021, which saw crematori…
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Covid live: US supreme court to rule on vaccine mandates; Polish president tests positive
Court to hear legal challenge against law mandating certain workers must have jab; Andrzej Duda has Covid for …
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Chinese city of 1.2 million people locked down after three Covid cases emerge
Public transport halted and cars banned in Yuzhou as China pursues zero-Covid strategy ahead of Winter Olympic…